Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limiting

/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it-ing
IPA: /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

present participle and gerund of limit

Example Sentences

"After the discoveries of criticism, the new reverence for the Bible will teach one thing, and that namely which has been my theme, — how much deeper the truth that is in Christ lies than the errors and limitings of the understanding […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

limitings (plural)

Derived Forms

bandlimiting colimiting limitingly nonlimiting unlimiting

Phrases

career-limiting move life-limiting limiting adjective limiting belief limiting factor rate limiting

Synonyms

confining constraining constrictive restricting modification qualifying

Questions

How do you pronounce limiting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/.
What does limiting mean?: A limitation.

How to pronounce limiting

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